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Author: Monique Thompson

Yorkville Public Library celebrates P)ride
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Toronto Public Library celebrating Pride throughout June

June 5, 2020June 15, 2020 Monique Thompson COVID-19, Pride, Pride Month, Toronto Public Library, virtual events

The Toronto Public Library is celebrating Pride and supporting the LGBTQ2S+ community through virtual events throughout June.

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Jazzfest before it went virtual
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Summer events that will be going virtual—or are just cancelled

May 30, 2020June 4, 2020 Monique Thompson Beaches Jazz Festival, cancellations, COVID-19, summer 2020, virtual

Your favourite and much-anticipated events may have been cancelled as live events, but there is still some hope as some are joining the virtual scene.

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Hollandaise Diner on Danforth
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Danforth restaurant imploring customers to please wear masks

May 24, 2020June 3, 2020 Monique Thompson Danforth Avenue, Hollandaise Diner, masks

Danforth restaurant Hollandaise Diner has had to sternly remind their customers to wear masks after seeing a drop in the practice.

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Yellow Dog music studio
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30th anniversary celebrations cancelled, music studio carries on

May 22, 2020May 27, 2020 Monique Thompson COVID-19, Moore Avenue, music, music lessons, Yellow Dog Music, Yonge Street

Yellow Dog Music should be celebrating its 30th anniversary, but COVID-19 had other plans for them. The music studio and its party plans were shut down.

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Pappas Grill closed
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Popular Greek restaurant closes its doors after 30 years

May 21, 2020February 7, 2021 Monique Thompson closure, Danforth Avenue, Lease, Pappas Grill, reopening

Popular Greek restaurant Pappas Grill has closed its doors after 30 years in the business.Its window on Danforth Avenue now sports a For Lease sign.

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Broadway buildings
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Residents group helping city house homeless on Broadway

May 18, 2020May 21, 2020 Monique Thompson Broadway Avenue, homelessness, Josh Matlow, Mary Anne Bedard, Republic Residents' Association

The City of Toronto has resumed its plans to clear out outdoor encampments and house the homeless in residential units, including at 55-65 Broadway Ave.

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Blossoming Minds storefront on Danforth
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Danforth child care centre hopeful of surviving after online fundraising

May 14, 2020May 29, 2020 Monique Thompson Blossoming Minds Learning Centre, child care, Danforth Avenue, daycare, pandemic, Stephen Leece

Blossoming Minds Learning Centre hopes an online fundraising campaign and government funding will help ensure it can survive the pandemic.

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Mother's Day brunch
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Celebrate Mother’s Day with a brunch takeout or delivery

May 7, 2020May 11, 2020 Monique Thompson Brunch, delivery, Mother's Day, takeout

Here are eight restaurants across Toronto that are offering delivery or curbside pickup for that special Mother’s Day.

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Sample of Eds ice cream
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Here’s the scoop: Ed’s ice cream and gelato stores reopening

April 30, 2020May 4, 2020 Monique Thompson coronavirus, Ed's Real Scoop, gelato, ice cream, reopening

As summer approaches (despite rumours it’s been cancelled), ice cream lovers are salivating at the news of Ed’s Real Scoop reopening.

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Hospital recipient of Crush COVID fundraiser
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Beaches-East York councillor cycling for Crush COVID fundraiser

April 22, 2020April 29, 2020 Monique Thompson Brad Bradford, Crush COVID, Michael Garron Hospital, virtual cycling

On April 24, Beaches-East York councillor Brad Bradford is spending 24 hours on a bike for a Crush COVID fundraiser for Michael Garron Hospital.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Monique Thompson

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Monique Thompson
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Monique Thompson
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Monique Thompson

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